Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
July 16, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 2005 at Wrigley Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago Cubs 0

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Lawton rf 4 0 1 1
Mackowiak 3b 4 0 0 0
Bay cf,lf 4 1 1 1
Wilson C. lf 0 0 0 0
  Redman cf 3 0 1 0
Ward 1b 4 0 0 0
Castillo 2b 4 0 0 0
Cota c 4 1 1 0
Wilson J. ss 3 1 1 0
Duke p 2 0 0 1
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hairston cf 4 0 1 0
Walker 2b 4 0 2 0
Lee 1b 4 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 4 0 0 0
Murton lf 3 0 1 0
  Grieve ph 1 0 1 0
Burnitz rf 3 0 0 0
Cedeno ss 3 0 2 0
  Novoa p 0 0 0 0
Blanco c 2 0 0 0
  Perez ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Maddux p 2 0 1 0
  Barrett ph,c 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 8 0
Pittsburgh 110 000 100350
Chicago 000 000 000081
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Duke  W (2-0) 8.0 6 0 0 2 4
  Mesa  SV (22) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
0
0
2
4
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux  L (8-7) 8.0 5 3 2 1 6
  Novoa   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
1
6

  E–Walker (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 4. J. Wilson-Ward, Mackowiak-Castillo-Ward, J. Wilson-Castillo-Ward, J. Wilson-Castillo-Ward.  2B–Pittsburgh Lawton (26,off Maddux).  HR–Pittsburgh Bay (17,1st inning off Maddux 0 on 2 out).  SF–Duke (1,off Maddux).  HBP–C. Wilson (6,by Maddux).  Team LOB–5.  Team–6.  SB–T. Redman (3,2nd base off Maddux/Blanco).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Paul Nauert, 2B–Mark Wegner, 3B–Larry Poncino.  T–2:17.  A–39,790.
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